USS Thetis (SP-391)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Thetis.

The second USS Thetis (SP-391) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Thetis as a private yacht sometime between 1901 and 1917.

A photograph of USS Thetis (SP-391) in port, taken by one of her quartermasters during World War I.
History
United States
Name	USS Thetis
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts
Completed	1901
Acquired	23 June 1917
Commissioned	9 July 1917
Stricken	31 March 1919
Fate	Sold 19 July 1920
Notes	Operated as private yacht Thetis 1901-1917 and from 1920
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	97.6 tons
Length	127 ft (39 m)
Beam	16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
Draft	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	12 knots
Complement	17
Armament	2 × 3-pounder guns 2 × machine guns

Thetis was built as a private steam yacht of the same name in 1901 by George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts. On 23 June 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased her from Charles H. Fuller of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for use as a patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Thetis (SP-391) on 9 July 1917.

Assigned to the 2nd Naval District, Thetis served on the section patrol in southern New England. She patrolled the coast of the United States between Chatham, Massachusetts, and New London, Connecticut, for the remainder of World War I.

Thetis was decommissioned after the end of the war and stricken from the Navy List on 31 March 1919. She was sold to Mr. Herman Lee Meader of New York City on 19 July 1920.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Thetis (SP-391), 1917-1920
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Thetis (SP 391)

External links

• Media related to Thetis (ship, 1901) at Wikimedia Commons